A Little History About Gluten Free Living

I have been blogging about quilting for just over a year. I have been gluten intolerant for about ten years.  I have finally decided to add some tips and recipes for gluten free living.  Gluten free has come a HUGE way in ten years, baby!.  When I was finally diagnosed (by me, much to the irritation of my doctor, who had to tell me I was correct), there was hardly any gluten free food on the market.  There were some gluten free flours, and that was about it. You had to make everything from scratch and there was no making gluten free french toast or Oreo cookies from scratch. The first gluten free crackers I purchased, I had to purchase on-line and pay for shipping.  Those "Mary's Gone Crackers" were pretty good, but they were $9.00 a box, purchased of the web.  I figured out how to make gluten free cornbread. I never cared for cornbread, but was easier to make and I wanted some biscuits, gosh darn it!  I remember how upset I was when I found out that corn dogs had wheat flour in the corn breading.

But hey! Today, all kinds of companies make gluten free convenience foods.  Bye-bye Oreo's, hello Kinni-toos! Yum! A lot of food is naturally gluten free, like fruits, veggies, nuts, meat, corn chips, chocolate.  I for one have a couple additional intolerances at the same time, as is common for people who have gluten intolerance.  I also am lactose intolerant.  I must say, though, I get irritated by these cookies and things that have no eggs, no peanuts, no milk, no sugar, as well as no wheat or gluten.  I can eat sugar and peanuts!  What is in those things besides air?

I am not eating any cookies, or bread, etc., at this time, simply because I am doing the South Beach Diet.  So all that shrimp, cheese, veggies, and that healthy stuff are naturally gluten free.  Also, the South Beach folks are coming out with a new diet book:  Gluten Free South Beach Diet

It is due to be released any day now.  So, let us quit feeling sorry for ourselves and put down the mashed potatos, french fries, and hash browns and get back into shape.  Let us do it for our hearts! I am walking every day and attempting to get heart healthy. Plus, I want to look and feel fab again!  No gluten free apple pie in very fairly near future.